The Other Bakken Boomhttp://www.hcn.org/issues/44.6
North Dakota's Three Affiliated Tribes are struggling with living in the heart of the Bakken Formation, North Dakota’s gigantic oil play; an "all of the above" renewable bill; extreme cartography; how Peter Gleick's fall hurts California water policy, and more.

When a boom is not a boonhttp://www.hcn.org/issues/44.6/when-a-boom-is-not-a-boon
In North Dakota, the Three Affiliated Tribes are trying to cope with both the benefits and the unexpected problems brought by the Bakken oil rush.No publisherEnergy & IndustryEditor's note2012-04-16T07:00:00ZHCNNewsArticleRedefining "renewable" to get a clean energy bill through Congresshttp://www.hcn.org/issues/44.6/redefining-renewable-to-get-a-clean-energy-bill-through-congress
As his retirement looms, Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., pushes a "clean energy" bill, one that broadens the energy mix beyond traditional "renewable" sources. No publisherEnergy & Industry2012-04-16T07:00:00ZHCNNewsArticleBraving landfills, dodging avalanches, all for the sake of geosciencehttp://www.hcn.org/issues/44.6/braving-landfills-and-dodging-avalanches-all-for-the-sake-of-geoscience
The intrepid scientific grunts behind the Plate Boundary Observatory roam the West keeping tabs on weird-looking far-flung GPS stations.No publisherWildlife2012-04-18T07:00:00ZHCNNewsArticleWhen Peter Gleick fell, California's water world lost bighttp://www.hcn.org/issues/44.6/fallen-scientist-peter-gleick-will-be-missed-in-the-california-water-community
After he impersonated a Heartland Institute board member, gadfly scientist and Pacific Institute head Peter Gleick has been persona non grata. But California water bosses may miss his fierce intellect.No publisherClimate Change2012-04-25T07:00:00ZHCNNewsArticleLibrotraficantes smuggle controversial books to Arizonahttp://www.hcn.org/issues/44.6/librotraficantes-smuggle-controversial-books-to-arizona
After Tucson, Ariz., scrapped its acclaimed but controversial Mexican American Studies program, novelist Tony Diaz decided to fight back.
No publisherCommunities2012-04-20T07:00:00ZHCNNewsArticleNew books from friends of High Country News http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.6/new-books-from-friends-of-high-country-news
Jeff Chen visits; new books from Florence Williams, Laura Pritchett, Alan Kesselheim and Fred Anderson; Jamie Williams is new president of The Wilderness Society; corrections.No publisherCommunitiesDear Friends2012-04-16T07:00:00ZHCNNewsArticleThe Other Bakken Boom: America's biggest oil rush brings tribal conflicthttp://www.hcn.org/issues/44.6/on-the-fort-berthold-reservation-the-bakken-boom-brings-conflict
North Dakota's Three Affiliated Tribes have long wanted a stake in the state's occasional oil booms, but the size, scope and speed of the Bakken development caught them completely unprepared.No publisherEnergy & Industry2012-04-23T07:00:00ZHCNNewsArticleTales from the Edge: A review of Extremophiliahttp://www.hcn.org/issues/44.6/tales-from-the-edge-a-review-of-extremophilia
The essays in Fred Haefele's slim collection Extremophilia, River Rats, Timber Tramps, Biker Trash, and Realtors are both casual and transcendent explorations of the West. No publisherRecreationBooks2012-04-16T07:00:00ZHCNNewsArticleLiving on faith: A review of The Man Who Quit Moneyhttp://www.hcn.org/issues/44.6/living-on-faith-a-review-of-the-man-who-quit-money
In The Man Who Quit Money, Mark Sundeen tells the story of Daniel Suelo of Moab, Utah, a well-educated idealist who has chosen to dumpster-dive for food and live illegally in public-land caves.
No publisherCommunitiesBooks2012-04-16T07:00:00ZHCNNewsArticleAt the boiling pointhttp://www.hcn.org/issues/44.6/at-the-boiling-point
No publisherWaterLetter to the editor2012-04-16T07:00:00ZHCNNewsArticleDiverters be damnedhttp://www.hcn.org/issues/44.6/diverters-be-damned
No publisherWaterLetter to the editor2012-04-16T07:00:00ZHCNNewsArticleA lament for open rangehttp://www.hcn.org/issues/44.6/a-lament-for-open-range
No publisherEnergy & IndustryLetter to the editor2012-04-16T07:00:00ZHCNNewsArticleA headstrong herohttp://www.hcn.org/issues/44.6/a-headstrong-hero
No publisherCommunitiesLetter to the editor2012-04-16T07:00:00ZHCNNewsArticleBig game tag auctions raise big bucks for Western stateshttp://www.hcn.org/issues/44.6/big-game-tag-auctions-raise-big-bucks-for-western-states
Hunting tag auctions may get too pricey for a lot of Western hunters, but they also raise significant money for conservation projects.No publisherRecreationInfographic2012-04-16T07:00:00ZHCNNewsArticle